Chapter 903: Battle with Bayern 5
Messi accepted the cheers of the home fans like a king. On the court, he and Kaka cooperated with each other and were close, but who doesn't have a competitive spirit? He is the world's top-paid player, and he also longs to score in such a crucial game, and doesn't want to fall behind Kaka.
"It should have been played like this long ago!" Wenger couldn't help but shout on the sidelines. Trapani lacks a fulcrum in the frontcourt, and Aguero's ability to get the ball with his back needs to be improved. If the opponent's defensive system always focuses on the backcourt, Trapani's space is much smaller, and opportunities are not so easy to create.
Now taking a step back is actually a broad sky. Bayern Munich is indeed an offensive team, but their players still lack experience. Who do they think Trapani is, as an opponent in the Bundesliga? ! You must know that Trapani's players in the frontcourt are not lacking in individual combat capabilities and the ability to attack quickly.
Success and failure on the football field are often just a fine line apart. The morale of Bayern Munich's players was severely hit by this goal, and the main midfielder Gustavo on the field was very emotional about the penalty issue. Seeing that the situation was not good, Heynckes quickly replaced him with Schweinsteiger who had just recovered from injury.
Schweinsteiger's expression was solemn. As the core figure of the former Trapani midfield, even if he had feelings for Trapani, he would only put Bayern Munich first now. He did not say that he wanted to prove his importance to Trapani in the past, but just wanted to help his team.
Bayern Munich is his home team, and Munich's Allianz Arena is the venue for the Champions League final this summer. He naturally knows how important the whole team is to this event.
Bayern Munich is in a very bad situation at present. After the restart, with everyone's fighting will or fear of losing the ball again, the formation involuntarily leaned back. Trapani played more easily with three goals in hand. The players' ideas on the court were clearer. The midfield gradually took absolute control of the ball, attacked patiently, and would not pass the ball blindly, giving Bayern Munich the opportunity to counterattack.
"Bastian!" The assistant coach explained Heynckes' tactical arrangement to Schweinsteiger. Heynckes still called Schweinsteiger on the sidelines.
"You have the demeanor of a general. No one in this team is more experienced than you. You have to tell everyone not to be impatient. Trapani is not perfect. Their defense can still be used. Whether it is a counterattack or a positional battle, we can find opportunities, but now the most important thing is to keep our footing. Isn't it two goals behind? We still have an away goal. If we can get another one back, it will be a very good thing!..." Heynckes nagging a lot, the general idea is to let Schweinsteiger convey confidence to the players on the field.
What Heynckes said makes sense. Is 3:1 the end of the story? Of course not. Don't forget there is still the second round, don't forget there is still an away goal, the players have no reason to lose confidence.
In the 70th minute, Bayern Munich made the first substitution of the game. Gustavo, who was on a yellow card, was replaced by Schweinsteiger, and Trapani made a substitution as early as the midfield. Maggio replaced Coleman and became the defender on Ribery's side.
So far, both sides have used one substitution quota, but just three minutes after Bayern Munich made the substitution, Wenger made the second substitution, replacing Aguero with Fontano, and then replaced Di Maria with Cavani.
Wenger is also adjusting tactics. He is eager to have a high point in the penalty area. The tall Fontano became the first choice, and then Cavani, a striker with outstanding shooting skills, played as a winger.
In the early years, Trapani's head coach Zeman once designed a tactic for Trapani, a pseudo winger. At that time, Toni was the arrow of the three forwards and rushed to the front, while the winger was Klose. Klose was called the header king by fans in the 2002 World Cup. His shooting skills were quite good. Now I am afraid that many people don't remember that Klose played as a winger, but only remember that the low-key Klose was a terrible killer.
The tactics used by Wenger now are similar to Zeman's tactics at that time. Muller in Bayern Munich is a pseudo front midfielder, which is similar in nature.
Wenger made the adjustment for two reasons. On the one hand, Trapani's front-line offensive players have difficulty breaking through the opponent's defense during this period. Bayern Munich's morale is not as strong as before. After the formation is recovered, the defensive organization is still in place. The second reason is to give Fontano and Cavani opportunities. Cavani has had several conversations with him this season, expressing his dissatisfaction with his position in the team. Cavani wants to be a center forward and a main player, but Wenger used Aguero this season. It just so happens that Aguero is not really better than Cavani, but because of the upper level.
This state makes Wenger somewhat embarrassed. Managing a team is far from being as simple as imagined. Now the score is 3:1, which allows Wenger to make some adjustments that are both tactical changes and maintain the stability of the team. Everyone is happy, so why not do it?
Wenger used up his three substitutions in a hurry, which surprised everyone, but it could also be seen that Wenger was unwilling to be lonely after all, and would not be willing to stop attacking, and the substitutions were mainly for the purpose of attack.
The players on the field of Trapani received new tactical instructions. Undoubtedly, more crosses will be made from the wing. Kaka's position will also change to the wing frequently. He and the new Cavani will have more position changes.
After Schweinsteiger came on the field, he clapped his hands to encourage his teammates and signaled that everyone should unite. His position was relatively backward. At this stage, the most important thing was to help the team organize the defense. Besides, counterattacks were also what Bayern Munich was good at. If the opponent continued to attack like this, he believed that his former teammates would make mistakes.
Schweinsteiger ignored Rober's gestures after taking the ball several times. He was not in a hurry to launch an attack. Instead, he controlled the rhythm and sometimes even passed the ball back to Neuer, which caused strong dissatisfaction from Ribeiro. However, Schweinsteiger was a player of what level, so this would not have any impact.
Schweinsteiger suppressed the idea of attacking. He didn't pass the ball because he felt that the counterattack opportunity was not good. Bayern Munich's first goal was because of the counterattack. Are Trapani's defenders really stupid? After taking a look at the situation on the field, Schweinsteiger knew that his former teammates were not so stupid and had strengthened their guard on Ribery.
It is not easy for Bayern Munich to get the ball. Instead of easily losing the ball in the counterattack, it is better to control the rhythm and simply play a positional attack. Schweinsteiger's choice is right. After the second half, Gomez's condition has obviously improved a lot. In the 79th minute, Lahm made a cross and Gomez headed the ball to Muller. It hit the post with one foot. After it bounced out, Ribery shot again and hit the far post again.
It has to be said that Bayern Munich's offensive luck this time was really bad, so sometimes when the strong dialogue, not only strength but also some luck is needed. Trapani's two consecutive championships are not entirely based on strength, but also on luck.
Bayern Munich failed to score in the positional battle, but Trapani, who was lucky, scored in the positional battle. In the 82nd minute, Kolarov made a cross, Fontano pressed Alaba at the far post on the right side, and headed the ball into the near corner, helping Trapani expand the score to 4:1.
Even Wenger was completely relaxed now, as can be seen from his gestures, he raised his fists and his face was full of smiles.
There was jubilation in the high-level box of Trapani, but there was dead silence in the box of Bayern Munich. The football emperor was sweating on his forehead, and he was puzzled. He played well, why was the result so unpleasant? !